Fuel leak found! or... how to destroy your car rallycrossing
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:42 am
I purchased a '93 SS early this year as a rallycross car and raced it shortly after I bought it...bone stock. I promptly blew all 4 corners of the suspension and had a strong odor of gas after filling up the day after the race.
Well, the lead sled finally blew a headgasket so it was off to the garage. My buddy just called today after he put it up on the lift
"Hey, did you take a big hit on the right rear or something?"
"Well, maybe, I rallycrossed it in may but I don't remember anything big"
"well, there is a dent in your gas tank the size of texas, basically th entire side of the tank is pushed in"
so THAT's why I smelled gas!!
So the old beast is in for an overhaul:
New seals all around
New suspension (AGX)
New gas tank (duh)
JDM TD04L
JDM wrx intercooler
Oh yeah, and FULL underbody protection
Well, the lead sled finally blew a headgasket so it was off to the garage. My buddy just called today after he put it up on the lift
"Hey, did you take a big hit on the right rear or something?"
"Well, maybe, I rallycrossed it in may but I don't remember anything big"
"well, there is a dent in your gas tank the size of texas, basically th entire side of the tank is pushed in"
so THAT's why I smelled gas!!
So the old beast is in for an overhaul:
New seals all around
New suspension (AGX)
New gas tank (duh)
JDM TD04L
JDM wrx intercooler
Oh yeah, and FULL underbody protection